(13932) Rupprecht Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1988 by European Southern Observatory at La Silla.
Gero Rupprecht (b. 1954) was a German astronomer at the European Southern Observatory from 1988 until 2019. He has been an integral part of astronomical instrumentation projects (FORS, HARPS and MUSE) that enabled the community to make numerous astronomical discoveries.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rupprecht is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rupprecht is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13932 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 SL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 0.232° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.806 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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